Senior Engineer

Plymouth, England, United Kingdom

1/6/2025

About the role

Our innovative thinking shapes our industry; equipping the world for tomorrow’s challenges. Join our Regional Civils team as a Senior Engineer on our Devonport Dockyard Project there you can contribute to tangible, worthwhile work you can be proud of. 

As a Senior Engineer you will undertake Site Engineering control and implementation of works on site, including monitoring and reporting of progress.

What you'll be doing

As a Senior Engineer you will:

• Contribution to production of Permit to Dig, including briefing to the workforce
• Carries out associated briefings, QA and safety inspections
• Identify and contribution to development of Safe System of Work
  and engineering control
• Setting out from primary control provided by others using GPS
• Maintain survey equipment including registers of equipment and testing regimes
• Read and determine information from drawings, schedules and specification.

Who we're looking for

You will have the following:

• BSc/HND/HNC in Civil Engineering
• Valid CSCS Card
• Setting Out Experience
• ITP/QA experience
• Experience of overseeing a junior engineers

Why work for us

Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK’s most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

Why join us?

As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn’t rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You’ll have the freedom to shape the package that’s right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:

- Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
- 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
- Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
- Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more…

About us

With a strong track record of delivery, our civils teams connect communities through infrastructure projects in the highways, public realm, rail, flood and coastal defence, and industrial sectors across England and Wales.

Diversity and inclusion

At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visit www.balfourbeatty.com/diversityandinclusion

We are a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. For more info, visit: https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/

We are looking to continually improve our resourcing process and ensure that it is fair and inclusive for all. If you have any feedback on the process, please share this with us at: candidaterecruitmentqueries@balfourbeatty.com